新式|しんしきshinshiki[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, no-adjectivenew form; new formula
   彼かれは新式しんしきの穀物こくもつ生産せいさん方法ほうほうを学まなびにアメリカへ渡わたった。↗

   He went to America for the purpose of learning a new method of grain production.

• Related斬新ざんしんWrittenWritten/formal prose. Highlights unprecedented originality in ideas or design, as in 「斬新なデザイン」; about creative novelty, not new models of equipment.
• RelatedモダンNeutralLoanword. Points to a modern style or look, as in 「モダンな建築」; an aesthetic judgement, not a label for new types of equipment.
• Related新奇しんきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Stresses being fresh and rare enough to arouse curiosity; describes the impression something novel makes, not a new type or method.
• Related目新しいめあたらしいCasualColloquial. Captures the freshness of something you are seeing for the first time; about a first impression of novelty, not new models or systems.
• Related画期的かっきてきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Reserved for ground-breaking things that open a new era; far stronger than 新式, which merely names a new type or method.
• Related近代的きんだいてきWrittenWritten/formal prose. Describes things that have the features of the modern age, as in 「近代的な設備」; about modern character, not newness of type.
• RelatedファッショナブルNeutralLoanword. Specifically about clothes and hairstyles looking fashionable; a matter of dress, not of new types, methods or systems.
• Related今風いまふうCasualColloquial. Means in line with the way things are now; about matching current trends and tastes, not about a new type or design.
• Related新しんNeutralMostly a prefix, as in 「新製品」「新年度」; at home in both speech and writing. It marks newness in general, while 新式 points to new styles and methods.
• Related真新しいまあたらしいNeutralUsed in speech and writing alike. Emphasizes looking brand new, as in 「真新しい服」; about pristine newness, not a new type or style.
• Related今めかしいいまめかしいWrittenWritten/formal and rather dated. Says something has a modern, up-to-date air; a literary touch, not a term for new equipment or systems.
• RelatedスタイリッシュNeutralLoanword. Praises a refined, sleek, smart look; about polish and taste, not about being a new type or model.
• RelatedハイカラCasualColloquial. Stylish in a Western way, with a nostalgic Meiji-era flavor; dated slang, not a neutral term for new types.
• RelatedアップツーデートCasualColloquial loanword for up-to-date, though rarely used; describes something that has taken in the latest information and fashions.
• RelatedナウいCasualColloquial slang for trendy or hip; a buzzword of the 1980s that now carries a dated feel of its own.
• Antonym旧式きゅうしきNeutralAntonym: old type, old style. The direct opposite of 新式 when it means a new style or model of thing.
• Antonym古式こしきWrittenWritten/formal antonym: old ways that follow ancient rites and precedents; the opposite of 新式 as a new method.

Use 「新式」 for new types, styles or methods; it typically modifies equipment, weapons or systems, as in 「新式の銃」. For bold, original design say 「斬新」, and for a modern look 「モダン」. 「真新しい」 covers things that look brand new, 「画期的」 ground-breaking innovations, and 「旧式」 is the opposite.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 新あたらしい形式けいしき、方式ほうしき。
2. 連歌れんがで新あたらしく定さだめられた式目しきもく。